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Download full textHuu Thanh Minh Nguyen; Nguyen Van Anh Le – TESL-EJ, 2024
Comparing language tests and test preparation materials holds important implications for the latter's validity and reliability. However, not enough studies compare such materials across a wide range of indices. Therefore, this study investigated the text complexity of IELTS academic reading tests (IRT) and IELTS reading practice tests (IRPrT).…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Readability
Incidental L2 Lexical Acquisition in Reading: The Role of L2-Gloss Frequency and Learner Proficiency
Direct linkZhao, Ting; Ren, Juan – Language Learning Journal, 2019
The present study aims to investigate the effects of gloss use, L2-gloss frequency and learner proficiency on incidental L2 lexical acquisition. A total of 163 university students in China were assigned to one of the three reading conditions: no gloss (NG), higher frequency L2 gloss (HFLG) and lower frequency L2 gloss (LFLG). The participants read…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Recall (Psychology)
Oliver, Rhonda; Young, Shahreen – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
The current research examines the effect of two methods of vocabulary training on reading fluency and comprehension of adult English as second language (ESL) tertiary-bound students. The methods used were isolated vocabulary training (bottom-up reading) and vocabulary training in context (top-down reading). The current exploratory and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Quasiexperimental Design, Second Language Instruction
